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Can some one assist me here? I paid for three of these and there's no clear way to download what i bought. This is probably one of the poorest websites i've ever had to deal with, they haven't even offered me a way to download.

Update: Just in case any one else is having the same problem, I e-mailed them and this was their response.

"Your order has been processed, however the license numbers have not been generated due to the high volume we are currently experiencing. Our IT Department is currently working to resolve this issue. The items should appear in your account shortly."

I just bought it, have been wanting them for awhile. I had a $200 credit with them a client gave me for $100 off of her tab, so this worked out great for me. I have a pirated copy of CLA-2A that sees at least at least one bus every session so now I can feel good and get the whole series as a bonus. I would have paid $200 just for the CLA-2A alone.

sort of. it's a max of $300. a Mercury bundle will run you $300 to update.

it's highly unlikely that a few single plugs will be anywhere near that.

when you buy a plugin, you get one year of WUP (Waves Update Plan) included. you're not forced to update yearly...you can let it lapse, and only pay for more WUP when you need to.

if you have larger bundles....you also get new plugs for free as they're added to those bundles. i paid for a Native Mercury Bundle 4 years ago and i've received for free every plug Waves has put out since then.

and for tech support, your WUP gets you a live human being. on the phone. right away.

it adds up to a good chunk of change for home usage, but for even a small professional operation it's a drop in the bucket.

I have never purchased anything from Waves aside from the C6 Multiband Compressor. How does this work exactly? I have heard complaints about it but is it $300 per plug-in? Or all of them? Does this include mini-updates?:(

It's a yearly subscription that gives you access to the latest versions of anything you own. It kinda makes sense for people with a ton of waves stuff who are always using the latest hosts/technologies, but it's ridiculous for people with only a plugin or two.

They may have changed it since the last time I dealt with them which was a long time ago. Being forced to pay hundreds of dollars to remedy crippling bugs left a sour taste in my mouth so I've moved to other vendors and am much happier for it.

In my experience, it's per "product." That is, if you buy a bundle, the cost of the upgrade covers all plug-ins in that bundle. And yes, the bundles cost a bit more to upgrade than a single plug-in in. Say a single plug-in costs $5 to update. A bundle may have 10 plug-ins. They don't charge you $50 to upgrade the bundle, but more like $20. And if you have bundles that include the same plug-in(s), they reduce the price to reflect this. They DON'T explain it clearly at all, but if you have a lot of Waves stuff, it's easier to just pay the $300 for a year up front and get a pass for everything for the year rather than dick around paying for each update as it comes out if you know you're going to exceed the $300 cap.

It's weird; I stayed away from buying Waves plug-ins for a long time because I think to even pay for updates is a bit ludicrous, but then again, when they sell a $1500 bundle for $200, it's hard to say no. After using them in other studios, and after having some pirated versions of a few things, I finally decided to buy some as I use some of them on every session. Not to mention that when I upgraded my recording computer to Win 7, I had no choice if I wanted the upgrades ;)

The fact that you have to pay for updates still doesn't sit well with me, but as I said, I use some on every session. In the long run, it's worth the price to me.

edit: the prices I mention are just for reference, they charge differently for every product and upgrade.

They charge per update, but have a $300 cap. If you have a lot of Waves stuff, you can just pay the $300 up front and not have to dick around with paying on each update if you know you are going to be exceeding the cap.

Still, paying for updates is why I didn't buy anything from Waves for a long time.